kav

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kav

  1. imperative of kave

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse kaf loðinn "toto corpore hirsutus".

Adverb

kav

  1. completely, a lot
    Hä jär kav allt
    It is completely gone.
    Kav mört
    Dark as night.

References
    • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “kav”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 315

    White Hmong

    Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): /ka˧˦/

    Verb

    kav

    1. to manage, govern, rule
    2. to protect

    Noun

    kav

    1. stem, trunk (of vine, tree)
    2. barrel (of a gun), pipe
    3. (anatomy) shin, lower leg

    See also
    • kav fes
    • kav hlau qhib dej
    • kav hlau tshau qhov
    • kav hlau txais xov
    • kav hlaub
    • kav paj
    • kav teb chaws
    • kavtheej
    • kavxwm
    • kav ywm
    • nees faj kav
    • txwm kav
    • tsis kav
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